Hannah -Chaparral High School - Class of 2025
Hotel. Alfa. November. November. Alfa. Hotel. Hannah, my sky girl. When Hannah’s mom booked and put airplanes down on the intake form, I was keeping my fingers crossed for another airplane shoot. Ka-ching, easiest consultation ever! Yankee. Echo. Sierra.- airplane and girly time!
Sierra. Hotel. India. Tango - we have turbulence ahead. I meet Stephen (the owner of the plane) at Centennial Airport an hour before the scheduled session to figure out plane placement. The pistachio ice- cream had already turned, but the session needed to go on. Stephen and I thought maybe an indoor session with all the nice expensive jets would be a nice option, and we had access to it. Hannah wanted her session outdoors . . . cancellation ahead . . . down pour! My client’s all showed up on time for their session, but our chat was to figure out our next reschedule date.
No extra fees with Stephen! He was so awesome and very flexible with his plane and scheduling. Our next shoot started out iffy with the weather. We did have a short weather delay, but managed to get a 90+ minute session in. For our patience, we were rewarded with a rainbow and an awesome moody sky at the end.
Hannah was so, Foxtrot. Unicorn. November. to shoot. She went with the flow and popped out her own ideas and worked that camera!
Brevin’s senior portrats Cherokee Trail High School - Class of 2024
Alright, alright, alright… you had me at airplanes! When I got Sophia’s booking for Brevin and the initial questionnaire read, “Brevin loves to fly airplanes,” I was hoping this would be another Centennial Airport shoot! Why? Because the Smith Family loves to fly airplanes. I was a United Airlines flight attendant for 9 years, the best job I ever had, aside from being a photographer of course!. My husband is a pilot for United Airlines. So, when I made the call to Sophia for Brevin’s consultation she informed me she wanted one of his 2 shoots at Centennial. Yes! Yes! Yes! Now, when we talked about clothing, I got the initial, “he wants to wear a tee-shirt and pants or shorts.” I kind of cringed, I admit. I met with them at Centennial one afternoon before one of his training flights and had a chat with both on where to do the photo shoot at Centennial and clothing. For me, I always consult on clothing, but ultimately, its up to the client what they want to wear. But I was envisioning something along the lines of a professional attire, because when I see a pilot; especially one that wants to fly professionally, in my opinion, should look the part. So when I showed up to the shoot, I was so pleasantly surprised with Brevin’s outfit. Apparently Brevin’s dad took him shopping. I was ecstatic that they put in the effort. I am sooo stoked with how they turned out. Effort and planning can really make the photos pop.
In the interim of the second shoot, my husband mentioned the United Airlines was holding their Sun-and-fund fundraiser at the Rocky Mountain Airport, I asked if we could invite Brevin and his dad to attend. Since I was in contact with Sophia, she was so excited that we would think of Brevin. Bevin and Shane did meet us there, but I told them they could do their own thing while we did ours. So glad we all had something in common I could share with Brevin. To me, it made this session all that more special!
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Post shoot photo opts with an F-18. My son happily helped with Brevin’s senior portrait shoot.